Realist Art
REALIST STYLE
Realist art attempts to portray its subject matter without artifice. Similar to naturalism, authentic realist paintings and prints see an integration of true-to-life colors, meticulous detail and linear perspectives for accurate portrayals of the world.
Work that involves illusionistic techniques of realism dates back to the classical world, such as the deceptive trompe l’oeil used since ancient Greece. Art like this became especially popular in the 17th century when Dutch artists like Evert Collier painted objects that appeared real enough to touch. Realism as an artistic movement, however, usually refers to 19th-century French realist artists such as Honoré Daumier exploring social and political issues in biting lithographic prints, while the likes of Gustave Courbet and Jean-François Millet painting people — particularly the working class — with all their imperfections, navigating everyday urban life. This was a response to the dominant academic art tradition that favored grand paintings of myth and history.
By the turn of the 20th century, European artists, such as the Pre-Raphaelites, were experimenting with nearly photographic realism in their work, as seen in the attention to every botanical attribute of the flowers surrounding the drowned Ophelia painted by English artist John Everett Millais.
Although abstraction was the guiding style of 20th-century art, the realism trend in American modern art endured in Edward Hopper, Andrew Wyeth and other artists’ depictions of the complexities of the human experience. In the late 1960s, Photorealism emerged with artists like Chuck Close and Richard Estes giving their paintings the precision of a frame of film.
Contemporary artists such as Jordan Casteel, LaToya Ruby Frazier and Aliza Nisenbaum are now using the unvarnished realist approach for honest representations of people and their worlds. Alongside traditional mediums, technology such as virtual reality, artificial intelligence and immersive installations are helping artists create new sensations of realism in art.
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Style: Realist
"Irises", Painting, Watercolor on Watercolor Paper
Located in Yardley, PA
Excellent piece of original art. Handmade Signed Painting. Original watercolor painting by Ukrainian artist Maksym Kisilov Title: "Irises" Size: 23.2" x 16.1" (59 x 41 cm) MAT...
Category
2010s Realist Art
Materials
Watercolor
"With Tomorrow's Sun" Oil Painting by Japanese Artist Kazuya Ushioda
Located in Denver, CO
Kazuya Ushioda's (Japan) "With Tomorrow's Sun" is an original, handmade oil painting that comes framed, with the framed dimensions being approximately 1...
Category
2010s Realist Art
Materials
Oil, Panel
Flowers study. Paper, pastel 30x20 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Flowers study. Paper, pastel 30x20 cm
Victor Karnauh (1950, Dnepropetrovsk Oblast, Ukrainian SSR – 2012, Dnepropetrovsk Oblast, Ukraine) – a painter, a monument designer, graduate o...
Category
1990s Realist Art
Materials
Pastel, Paper
Feeling of spring. Paper, pastel 21x23 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Feeling of spring. Paper, pastel 21x23 cm
Victor Karnauh (1950, Dnepropetrovsk Oblast, Ukrainian SSR – 2012, Dnepropetrovsk Oblast, Ukraine) – a painter, a monument designer, gradua...
Category
1990s Realist Art
Materials
Paper, Pastel
River King
Located in Colorado Springs, US
Original bronze sculpture by Andrea Wilkinson.
Edition #5/20.
Signed on bronze sculpture.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Art
Materials
Bronze
Kalahari
Located in Colorado Springs, US
Original bronze sculpture by Andrea Wilkinson.
Edition #1/50.
Signed on bronze sculpture.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Art
Materials
Bronze
Buffalo Pot
Located in Colorado Springs, US
Original bronze sculpture by George Walbye.
Edition #78/100.
Signed on bronze sculpture.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Art
Materials
Bronze
You Lookin' At Me?
Located in Colorado Springs, US
Original bronze sculpture by Andrea Wilkinson.
Edition #12/50.
Signed on bronze sculpture.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Art
Materials
Oil
Smokey Joe
Located in Colorado Springs, US
Original bronze sculpture by Andrea Wilkinson.
Edition #7/20.
Signed on bronze sculpture.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Art
Materials
Bronze
Roxie
Located in Colorado Springs, US
Original bronze sculpture by Andrea Wilkinson.
Edition #2/20.
Signed on bronze sculpture.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Art
Materials
Bronze
Smokey Joe
Located in Colorado Springs, US
Original bronze sculpture by Andrea Wilkinson.
Edition #10/20.
Signed on bronze sculpture.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Art
Materials
Bronze
By the sea. Paper, pastel 27x33 cm
Located in Riga, LV
By the sea. Paper, pastel 33x27 cm
Victor Karnauh (1950, Dnepropetrovsk Oblast, Ukrainian SSR – 2012, Dnepropetrovsk Oblast, Ukraine) – a painter, a monument designer, graduate of L...
Category
1990s Realist Art
Materials
Paper, Pastel
Maximum Capacity
Located in Colorado Springs, US
Original bronze sculpture by Andrea Wilkinson.
Edition #11/20.
Signed on bronze sculpture.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Art
Materials
Bronze
Kalahari
Located in Colorado Springs, US
Original bronze sculpture by Andrea Wilkinson.
Edition #5/50.
Signed on bronze sculpture.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Art
Materials
Bronze
Ladybug
Located in Colorado Springs, US
Original bronze sculpture by Andrea Wilkinson.
Edition #4/50.
Signed on bronze sculpture.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Art
Materials
Bronze
Golf Bug
Located in Colorado Springs, US
Original bronze sculpture by Andrea Wilkinson.
Edition #6/30.
Signed on bronze sculpture
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Art
Materials
Bronze
Passing Fancy
Located in Colorado Springs, US
Original bronze sculpture by Andrea Wilkinson.
Edition #1/20.
Signed on bronze sculpture.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Art
Materials
Bronze
Charging Practice
Located in Colorado Springs, US
Edition #4/30 - Original bronze sculpture by Andrea Wilkinson.
Signed on bronze sculpture.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Art
Materials
Bronze
Another Kodiak Moment
Located in Colorado Springs, US
Original bronze sculpture by Andrea Wilkinson.
Edition #4/30.
Signed on bronze sculpture.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Art
Materials
Bronze
Hamlet
Located in Colorado Springs, US
Original bronze sculpture by Andrea Wilkinson.
Edition #2/10.
Signed on bronze sculpture.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Art
Materials
Bronze
White sailboat. Paper, pastel 27x33 cm
Located in Riga, LV
White sailboat. Paper, pastel 27x33 cm
Victor Karnauh (1950, Dnepropetrovsk Oblast, Ukrainian SSR – 2012, Dnepropetrovsk Oblast, Ukraine) – a painter, a monument designer, graduate ...
Category
1990s Realist Art
Materials
Paper, Pastel
"The Sunset Morpho on Shades of Slate & Umber" Original Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Lindsey Kustusch's "The Sunset Morpho on Shades of Slate & Umber" is an original oil on wood panel artwork, sized at 12 x 12 x 1.50 inches. This 2023 piece, crafted by the artist's h...
Category
2010s Realist Art
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
"Lemons" Dutch Fine Realist Oil Painting Still-Life with Fruit on a Tin Plate
Located in Utrecht, NL
During his successful career as a goldsmith the desire to paint grew on Dutch artist René Smoorenburg (1954). The attention to detail, which was of great importance in his work as a ...
Category
2010s Realist Art
Materials
Panel, Oil
Walnuts in white bowl, Original painting, Still life art, Real art
By Kate Verrion
Located in Deddington, GB
Walnuts in a whiter bowl, oil on paper on board
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
Kate Verrion [2024]
Original painting
Oil Paint on paper on board
Complete size of framed work: 23.5 H x 28.5...
Category
2010s Realist Art
Materials
Paper, Oil, Board
Heritage Hotel, Painting, Watercolor on Paper
By Lynne Atwood
Located in Yardley, PA
A young woman stands outside the Heritage Hotel in Germany. Perhaps she is mesmerized by the holiday décor as she stands outside in the rain. :: Painting :: Realism :: This piece c...
Category
2010s Realist Art
Materials
Watercolor
Lauren in Portugal, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
By Lynne Atwood
Located in Yardley, PA
A young woman in a gorgeous red orange dress celebrates life as she stands on a cliff and takes in the beautiful Portuguese coastline. :: Painting :: Realism :: This piece comes wit...
Category
2010s Realist Art
Materials
Acrylic
Lauren in the Public Garden, Painting, Watercolor on Watercolor Paper
By Lynne Atwood
Located in Yardley, PA
A young woman sits under the weeping willows in the beautiful Public Garden in downtown Boston. She's all set with her basket, flowers, and refreshments to have a peaceful afternoon...
Category
2010s Realist Art
Materials
Watercolor
Fantasy Flowers, Painting, Watercolor on Paper
By Lynne Atwood
Located in Yardley, PA
Gorgeous blooms in pink, magenta,, orange, yellow, and blue are perfect in any room and for all who love flowers and nature. :: Painting :: Realism :: This piece comes with an offi...
Category
2010s Realist Art
Materials
Watercolor
Flower Jumble, Painting, Watercolor on Paper
By Lynne Atwood
Located in Yardley, PA
A wild jumble of beautiful flowers just as they would grow in a natural garden. Roses, sunflowers, lilies, and a luxurious variety of greens all harmonize. :: Painting :: Realism ::...
Category
2010s Realist Art
Materials
Watercolor
Romantic Ribbits
Located in Colorado Springs, US
Original bronze sculpture by E.C. Wynne.
Edition #36/50.
Signed on bronze.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Art
Materials
Bronze
Duck Family, Painting, Oil on Canvas
By Lynne Atwood
Located in Yardley, PA
A mama duck and her three ducklings float among the water plants on a gorgeous sunny day. The coloring of the ducks and the greens and yellows of the pond harmonize to make a beautif...
Category
2010s Realist Art
Materials
Oil
The Chorister and the Roisterers
Located in Madrid, ES
VICENTE MARCH
Spanish, 1859 - 1927
THE CHORISTER AND THE ROISTERERS
signed and located "V. MARCH / Roma." (lower right)
oil on canvas
21 x 30-1/2 inches (53 x 77.5 cm.)
framed: 26-3/...
Category
1890s Realist Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Wildwood Regional Parks, Thousand Oaks", Plein Air Oil Painting
By Alexander Chistov
Located in Denver, CO
Alexander Chistov's "Wildwood Regional Parks, Thousand Oaks" is an original, handmade, plein air oil painting depicting the landscape in southe...
Category
2010s Realist Art
Materials
Oil, Panel
Built to Last
Located in Colorado Springs, US
Original bronze sculpture by E.C. Wynne.
Edition #2/50.
Signed on bronze.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Art
Materials
Bronze
Masai Women, Painting, Watercolor on Watercolor Paper
By Lynne Atwood
Located in Yardley, PA
A group of young Masai women are having fun while waiting to do a ceremonial dance to welcome visitors to their village of Masai Mara. My daughter in law snapped this picture while in Kenya Africa on her honeymoon. They may have been laughing at my son trying to do a ceremonial dance with the chief...
Category
2010s Realist Art
Materials
Watercolor
Nervous Mama Gorilla, Painting, Oil on Canvas
By Lynne Atwood
Located in Yardley, PA
My daughter in law snapped this picture while on a Silverback Gorilla photo shoot in Rwanda, Africa. I call the painting "Nervous Mama Gorilla" because righ...
Category
2010s Realist Art
Materials
Oil
Giant Refreshed, 1953. BOAC Boeing 377 Stratocruiser, Canopus.Airliner Aviation.
Located in Sutton Poyntz, Dorset
David Shepherd.
English ( b.1931 – d.2017 ).
Giant Refreshed, 1953. BOAC Boeing 377 Stratocruiser, Canopus.
Oil on Canvas.
Signed & dated 1953 lower right.
Image size 19.7 inches x 2...
Category
Mid-20th Century Realist Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Swan and Cygnets, Painting, Watercolor on Watercolor Paper
By Lynne Atwood
Located in Yardley, PA
A mother swan takes her babies for a ride on her floating stroller. Those who don't fit in the stroller dutifully follow their mom. I played the somber gray tones again the bright ...
Category
2010s Realist Art
Materials
Watercolor
Unconditional Love
Located in Colorado Springs, US
Original bronze sculpture by E.C. Wynne.
Edition #26/50.
Signed on bronze.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Art
Materials
Bronze
A still life of flowers in a vase
Located in Jacksonville, FL
A still life of flowers in a vase
Category
1750s Realist Art
Materials
Lacquer, Color
Spring at My Place
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Christopher Pratt (1935–2022) is one of Canada’s most beloved and recognizable Maritime artists. Born in St. John’s, he dedicated the majority of his artistic practice to depicting s...
Category
1980s Realist Art
Materials
Screen
Pinewood Passion
Located in Colorado Springs, US
Original bronze sculpture by E.C. Wynne.
Edition #25/125.
Signed on bronze.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Art
Materials
Bronze
In the Rough
Located in Colorado Springs, US
Original bronze sculpture by E.C. Wynne.
Edition #109/125.
Signed on bronze.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Art
Materials
Bronze
Garden Glove
Located in Colorado Springs, US
Original bronze sculpture by E.C. Wynne.
Edition #46/125.
Signed on bronze.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Art
Materials
Bronze
Higher Ground
Located in Colorado Springs, US
Original bronze sculpture by E.C. Wynne.
Edition #4/50.
Signed on bronze.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Art
Materials
Bronze
Message
Located in Colorado Springs, US
One of a kind, original oil painting on panel by Zhaoming Wu.
Signed lower right.
Framed Dimensions: 15.5 X 13.5
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Art
Materials
Oil
Nocturne
Located in Colorado Springs, US
One of a kind, original oil painting on linen by Zhaoming Wu.
Signed lower right.
Framed Dimensions: 20.5 X 24.5
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Art
Materials
Oil
Moderato Cantabile
Located in Colorado Springs, US
One of a kind, original oil painting on linen by Zhaoming Wu.
Signed lower right.
Framed Dimensions: 17.75 X 21.75
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Art
Materials
Oil
Opened Eyes - Oil Acrylic Figurative Painting Ivory Blue White Brown Green
Located in Sofia, BG
" Opened eyes " is a modern art line painting by Maestro Dimitar Voynov -Junior,
About the artwork:
TECHNIQUE: Acrylic, oil on canvas painting
STYLE...
Category
2010s Realist Art
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Moonlight Sonata
Located in Colorado Springs, US
One of a kind, original oil painting on canvas by Zhaoming Wu.
Signed lower left.
Framed Dimensions: 32.5 X 38.5
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Art
Materials
Oil
The Moment
Located in Colorado Springs, US
One of a kind, original oil painting on canvas by Zhaoming Wu.
Signed lower left.
Framed Dimensions: 41.5 X 17.5
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Art
Materials
Oil
European Port At Sunrise
Located in Jacksonville, FL
"European Port at Sunrise" by Charles Kuwasseg is a painting that immediately draws you into its serene and enchanting world. As the first light of dawn breaks over a tranquil Europe...
Category
1860s Realist Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
The Three-masted Ship
Located in Jacksonville, FL
"The Three-Masted Ship" by John Tudgay stands out as a remarkable piece of marine art for several compelling reasons. At first glance, the painting captures the viewer with its intri...
Category
1860s Realist Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
G. Teixidó. Costa Brava. Oil painting
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
Gaieta TEIXIDO. 1930-2022. Realist landscape painter with an impressionist touch.
Category
1990s Realist Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
On the way to the light
Located in Vienna, AT
Was born in 1993 in the city of Marganets, Ukraine.
Artist Gorbachenko Multiple participants of group and solo exhibitions and Art Fair Vilnius.
The artist's works are in private col...
Category
2010s Realist Art
Materials
Canvas, Paper, Oil, Acrylic, Watercolor, Gouache
Kerr Eby Shepherd and His Flock
By Kerr Eby
Located in San Francisco, CA
Kerr Eby: 1889-1946. Very well listed Canadian American artist. He is best known as a printmaker for his fabulous etchings. He has auction results over $6300 for a single print. This...
Category
Early 20th Century Realist Art
Materials
Etching
Pocket Full Moon 6 Original Painting, Moon, Nature, Still life
Located in Deddington, GB
Pocket Full Moon 6 is an original oil painting by Dani Humberstone as part of her Pocket Painting series featuring small scale realistic oil paintings, with a nod to baroque still li...
Category
2010s Realist Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Carousel" by Morgan Cameron, Oil painting Featuring Carousel Horse
Located in Denver, CO
Morgan Cameron’s (US based) “Carousel” is an oil painting on panel that depicts a white carousel horse with bridle and saddle with gilded gold accents.
This painting is framed and ...
Category
2010s Realist Art
Materials
Oil, Panel
Realist art for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a wide variety of authentic Realist art available for sale on 1stDibs. Works in this style were very popular during the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artists have continued to produce works inspired by this movement. If you’re looking to add art created in this style to introduce contrast in an otherwise neutral space in your home, the works available on 1stDibs include elements of blue, purple, orange, red and other colors. Many Pop art paintings were created by popular artists on 1stDibs, including Slim Aarons, Michael Budden, Daniel Pollera, and Su Yu. Frequently made by artists working with Paint, and Oil Paint and other materials, all of these pieces for sale are unique and have attracted attention over the years. Not every interior allows for large Realist art, so small editions measuring 0.1 inches across are also available.